AHS Welcomes New Principal

Anclote High School welcomed Mrs. Michelle Williams this week as its new principal. Mrs. Williams has been an educator in Pasco County since 1986. She comes to Anclote from Hudson High School, where she had been an assistant principal for six years. In addition, she was a classroom teacher for more than seventeen years at Hudson, Ridgewood, and Mitchell High Schools. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics Education and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from the University of South Florida. Mrs. Williams looks forward to the journey ahead as we continue providing an exceptional educational experience for the students, staff and families of Anclote High School.

FBLA News

Our FBLA members did EXTRAORDINARY well at District Competition!  Last year we had 5 students place, this year we had 15. 

Eleven students are now eligible to compete at the State Leadership Conference in April.  Thank you for your continued support and encouragement to our students as they prepare to become our next Business Leaders!

Congratulations Students!

1st Place

•  Business Plan: Haley Davenport, Kaitlynn Rose and Stephanie Vold

•  Cyber Security: Donald Alexander

•  Hospitality Management: Brooke Dobbyn

2nd Place

•  Digital Video Production: Hannah Hensley, Samantha Morreale and Johnetta Swinton

3rd Place

•  Computer Problem Solving: Chanel Moss

•  Digital Design and Promotion: Stephanie Cameron, Samantha Lopez and Celeste Zamuner

•  Impromptu Speaking: David VanOrskie

4th Place

•  Business Math: Isabella Borges

•  Public Speaking II: Amber Flynn

5th Place  

•  Business Law: Emmanuel Zoidis

Undefeated Champions

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 Our Special Olympic Soccer team came in 1^st place!  This is an outstanding achievement. We are proud of our Shark team.

Special Olympics Tennis Results

Congratulations to Josh Maulsby and Raymond Douglas for placing in the Tennis Special Olympics.  Josh came in 3rd and Raymond 1st place in the Special Olympics Competition.  We are very proud of their success.

FAFSA Application Assistance - Wed. Feb. 27, 5:30-7PM

Thanks to all who attended our first FAFSA Overview session this past Wednesday! We had a good crowd, and from the feedback it seems that the program was well-received. I just wanted to remind you all that if you have a student who will be attending - or even MIGHT be attending - any kind of schooling after graduation, you MUST complete the FAFSA as soon as possible, preferably before March 1. Also, any student hoping to get Bright Futures MUST apply for FAFSA. To that end, we will be having our second FAFSA event next Wednesday, Feb. 27 in our Media Center from 5:30PM to 7PM. Parents and students will have personalized assistance completing the FAFSA online! Rasmussen College's financial aid staff will be back on site to help you all out. If you want to get a head start, go to fafsa.ed.gov and apply for your PIN TODAY! You should be ready to go and sign off on everything come Wednesday.

I look forward to seeing you all there!

Basketball Success!!

We are very proud of our Boys Basketball team!  They received the recognition of District Runner Up for the 2013 season.  The teams has played with character and heart throughout the season.  This is a great achievement for such a young program.  Congratulations to our team and Coach Szymanski.  The next game for the Shark team is this Thursday, February 14th at Nature Coast, 7 pm.

Dual Enrollment Information - Testing & Registration

Dual enrollment is designed for academically talented students who want to accelerate their college careers.  Dual enrollment students receive both high school and college credit upon successful completion of a dual enrollment course. Ninth and tenth grade students may only take courses offered at the high school campus.  Next year, we plan to offer the following courses:  English Composition I & II, World Literature I & II, Intro to Psychology, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, & Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry.

Students must:

• Have a cumulative unweighted 3.00 GPA for academic courses;
• Be recommended by a high school counselor;
• Have qualifying PERT, ACT, or SAT scores;
• Enroll in approved dual enrollment courses (no PHCC college prep (remedial), physical education or applied music courses), and;
• Complete and submit all necessary paperwork prior to end of school year (June 4^th).

Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) will be on our campus on Tuesday, March 5 to administer the PERT to 9^th & 10^th grade students who are interested in taking DE classes next year and meet the GPA requirement. Paperwork must be completed by Wednesday, February 27 to take advantage of this opportunity. Juniors will be PERT tested by AHS staff during the week of March 4^th. Students will have to go to PHCC to test or take the ACT or SAT to meet the test requirement if they miss this testing window.

Please contact Mrs. Evangelista, School Counselor, at (727) 246-3076 if you are interested in this program.  Students can pick up necessary paperwork from her in her office, room 3-126.

For more detailed information about this program, including test scores needed, please visit http://phcc.edu/explore-programs/dual-enrollment.

District Cinderella Dessert Contest

Brooke Dobbyn and Jessica Fagan were recognized by the Pasco Education Foundation for their People's Choice Award in the Cinderella Dessert Contest.  Brooke and Jessica are outstanding culinary students.  This is a great achievement for these students and a proud representation of the Culinary Program directed by Chef Wright.

Community Event

Many community partners are hosting a family oriented community event called "Together We Can" on Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The purpose of this event is to bring community resources that will inform and educate the community. The event will be held on the practice fields of Paul R. Smith Middle School, 1410 Sweetbriar Drive, Holiday, FL 34691.

Curriculum Night

Anclote High school will be hosting their annual Curriculum Fair, Tuesday, March 5th,beginning at 6:00 pm.  The evening will be filled with information on curriculum, clubs, athletics and general information to help students be successful in high school.  Anclote's guidance department will be presenting information on Honors, Dual Enrollment, AP courses, Bright Futures and College Readiness.  Information on curriculum,  clubs, athletics, and technology will be available in the media center and the 9th grade community.   Parents are encouraged to visit our Career Technical Education programs (Business, Energy, Commercial Arts, Culinary, and Health) and participate in hands on activities. We will also have information on our JROTC program.  All incoming 8th grade students and their parents are invited to begin the evening in the gymnasium for a brief introduction to high school.  Anclote High Schools faculty and staff are looking forward to sharing their programs with parents and students.

Important Concordance Score Information

If a student has not passed the 10th grade FCAT, they may satisfy this requirement with a concordance score on the ACT or SAT.    The Department of Education, after conducting a thorough concordance study, has established concordant scores for the Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading passing scale score of 245.  This new scoring information specifically applies to 11^th grade students. The new scores that may be used to satisfy this portion of a student’s graduation requirement are a score of 19 for the reading portion of the ACT and 430 for the verbal portion of the SAT.

This Week and Next: 2/4 - 2/16

Monday, February 4th

Regular School Day

           

Tuesday, February 5th

10:00 am -2:00 pm  FBLA District Competition-JWMHS-M.Davis

6:00 pm Paul R. Smith Soccer @ home

           

Wednesday, February 6th

8:00 am -10:00 am  FBLA In-School Online competition-rm 3-141/M.Davis

7:30 Boys Baketball Districts @ Wesley Chapel High ( Anclote against Pasco) 

           

Thursday, February 7th

6:00 pm Girls Softball vs. LOLHS

Friday, February 8th         

2:00 pm -4:00 pm  Fundraising Basketball tournament-gym-Stoutimore

5:00 pm -10:00 pm Wrestling Regional tournament-Tenoroc H.S.-Radner

6:00 pm  Softball @ Fivay

6: 00 pm District BBB at Wesley Chapel

Saturday, February 9th   

5:00 am -5:00 pm  JROTC Drill Meet-Univ. of Tampa-Royal

7: 00 pm District BBB at Wesley Chapel

Monday, February 11th  

7:30 am -4:00 pm  FBLA District Competition-DSBPC/building 3-M.Davis

8:00 am -1:45 pm  PHCC visit-PHCC West-Parmenter

6:00 pm  Paul R. Smith Soccer

           

Tuesday, February 12th

Progress Report Grades will be available in eSembler

3:00 pm Tennis Hudson (Boys-away Girls-home)

4:00 pm Track Quad Meet

6:00 pm Softball vs. Hudson

Wednesday, February 13th       

6:00 pm Softball @ Sunlake

6:00 pm JV Baseball vs. River Ridge

Progress Reports given during 6th period to students

Thursday, February 14th

7:30 am -1:00 pm JROTC-USCG air Station-Clearwater-Placeres

2:00 pm -4:00 pm Fundraising Basketball tournament-gym-Stoutimore

3:00 pm Tennis Ridgewood

Boys-home Girls-away

Friday, February 15th      

7:30 am - 4:00 pm  FBLA District Awards Ceremony-WCHS-M.Davis

6:00 pm  Softball @ ZHS

Special Olympics State Basketball-Tampa-Reiners

Saturday, February 16th 

Special Olympics State Basketball-Tampa-Reiners